Legal Opinion
Kerr v. Hickenlooper
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2014No. 12-1445PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Article IV, § 4 of the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees to the State of Colorado a “Republican Form of Government.” It provides: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.” U.S. Const, art. IV, § 4. This right to a republican form of government is further assured and mandated by the enabling act of Congress, Colorado…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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